Alegado, Saturnino

SATURNINO ALEGADO Family

(13-Aug-2009)

3 Generations

Saturnino Alegado was the son of Santiago Alegado. Thus, he is in the fourth generation in the parent page Alegado Family Tree.

Saturnino was nicknamed “Hapay” for which annihilatory reason we can now only speculate. Church records indicate he’d served as the Church portero, a minor church official along with the fiscal and the sacristan, but for how long a period I cannot reconstruct. I presume the duties of the portero involved the supervision over church edifices and assets, and as such was also in charge of the cemetery–not that this has anything to do with the nickname. His signature, shown below, shows a very fine handwriting, probably a prerequisite to being taken in for church office.

The Saturnino Alegado-Angela Alesna Clan was one of the first families to hold a Reunion (now annual). A family tree was reconstructed by member Benjamin Bargayo and in-law Isaac Obiso as a result. Meanwhile I had already been poring over Carcar records, but did not know about the clan reunions and their family trees. It was only by chance at a fiesta that I was told of a Saturnino Alegado clan and so told them of my ongoing project and also intimated to Obiso and member Sesinio Villaluz Jr. that per records I’d gathered, Saturnino had a previous marriage–to Eulalia/Bartola Alfafara, which union in fact had produced 6 offsprings, two of whom, Inocencia and Lope, the second family thought were also children of Ana Alesna. Eulalia was buried the day after Lope was born and we can surmise she died from that delivery. Thus, Lope himself knew no mother but his father’s second wife Ana Alesna, whom Saturnino married after less than a year.

But then a breakaway further happened when the Petrona Alegado-Arcadio Alegrado branch chose to go it separately and start the Alegrado Clan gatherings. A family tree opened the eyes to other family trees and although we can say the reunion resulted in a disunion but no matter, at least the relationship is acknowledged.

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From what I learned during the reunions of the Alegrado clan, my great grandmother Petrona Alegado’s (married to Arcadio Alegrado) father Saturnino “Hapay” Alegado was nicknamed “Hapay” because a crowd of people would always give way to allow him to pass. They break the ranks like bohok hinapay. I want to learn more about my roots and more about the nickname “hapay”.

as of now only wistful thinking from us about his nickname as either being due to a forceful personality or even to a favorite hairstyle. but there may be a tie up between the family stories and per records, the actual position he held in the parish. however, the fact of his descendants of today owning properties contiguous to each other may be traceable back to him, as are their plots in the old cemetery.

I don’t kow if I am related to you but my grandfather was Francisco Alegado married to Tomasa Reyno. As far as I know, the Alegados were originally from Paoay, Ilocos, then my grandparents went to Anao, Tarlac where my father, Leocadio Alegado was born. My father’s family then went to Isabela. I speak highly of the Alegados because my father was a good man and in my opinion, a very smart person. We got all the premium genes, so we should all be proud of it!!!

the alegados of carcar, cebu and of paoay, ilocos are accidents of the claveria decree. i have records of the alegado family even before they got the surname and there was no indication they originated from elsewhere. so, it would be nice, for the sake of knowledge, to know the start of the surname in ilocos. many thanks for writing, i hope you learned something about the carcar, cebu alegados.

I am really interested in a story told by Nang Puring Sagolili from Glan, that Hapay’s lineage came from the fourth wife of Limahong, a pirate who used to pillage the Philippine seas. I am Helen Alegado from Glan, Sarangani, granddaughter of Emilio Alegado, (deceased) former mayor of Glan.